The year was 1683. The situation was dire. Turkish invaders... read more →
In honor of our Holy Father, we are honoring the Apostle’s feast day as a... read more →
This is a first class relic of Blessed Innocent XI, acknowledged to be the most outstanding pope of the 17th century. His beatification was attempted as... read more →
NOTE: This ordination card is not part of the Papal Artifacts' Collection. Today, we honor Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on the 100th anniversary of his priestly ordination. ... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
The following link is to Crux Magazine’s editorial by John Allen... read more →
When John Paul was elected in 1978, there wasn’t a 24 hour news service, or the internet like we have today that made hundreds of... read more →
A Liturgical Calendar of Saints from the Late 19th Century A Collection of 365 Saints in One Reliquary This reliquary, containing the relics of every saint honored on... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
One of the defining characteristics of John Paul II’s pontificate, even in years to come, will be his... read more →
Ciborium The ciborium featured here is one of 600 used at Mass during Pope John Paul II’s historic visit to the... read more →
Look down with maternal clemency, Most Blessed Virgin, upon all your children. Consider the anxiety of bishops who fear that their flocks will be tormented by a terrible... read more →
The Vatican announced in May 2020 that Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood causes of 14 men and women, including Bl. Charles de Foucauld, a French missionary killed in... read more →
This is an untranslated document from 1642. It is signed as... read more →
This is an extraordinarily rare papal bull issued during the 13-day papacy of Pope Urban VII. Although it does not have the... read more →
This artifact is a relic of the True Cross of Christ owned by Pope Clement XI. He was Pope from... read more →
These are the ballots a bishop would have used to vote on a document or on part... read more →
Gratitude. Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest who was released on Sept. 12, after being kidnapped 18 months ago in Yemen, knelt at the feet of... read more →
The artifact presented here is a collection of bronze currency from the Avignon period of the Papacy. It is not clear at what point in that 70 year period this particular... read more →
There is something unique in being able to find pictures that show this great saint on the day he said particular words to the thousands of people who were... read more →
Although these are not in exact order, they remain uppermost on our Curator's list of favorite items. But, 2011 is a far cry from 2020, and he has acquired... read more →
April 20, 2008: Pope Benedict's visit to the United States included his wish to pray at the site of Ground Zero. We... read more →
You can see that this item is very important to me... read more →
HONOLULU (CNS) — Upset by the suggestion raised by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, that St. Damien was a white supremacist colonizer, two of the saint's Belgian relatives,... read more →
September 9, 1971: A Calling Card Signed by the Patriarch of Venice, Albino Luciani–Pope John Paul I
The calling card has a short, affectionate message from Cardinal Albino Luciani, the Patriarch of Venice. It is a rare item since John Paul... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and... read more →
Here is Father's Commentary This is one of... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
Secret passage that the popes used to escape the Vatican When one thinks of the Vatican, the first image that comes to mind is St. Peter's... read more →